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Homemade Sparkly Lemonade for Summer…

07/01/2022 Keine Kommentare

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Who else is always hot in the Summer and constantly looking for a refreshment. This can be a little inflatable pool in your garden with ice cold water or the air condition in your car but also a delicious refreshing drink.

How To

I personally enjoy a carbonated drink over any other so we have been using the Soda Stream for a few years now to always have fresh and sparkly water at home.

In both of my pregnancies I had to stay as sugar free as possible because of the gestational diabetes so I have looked for other ways to get some flavor into my drinks cause soft drinks were not allowed. I have found out that Soda Stream offers lots of sugar free syrups so I got a bunch and tried them. To be honest I was very surprised cause what I got tasted pretty good. Started with Berry and Cherry I also got Orange (tastes like Fanta) and Lemon (tastes like Sprite). They also offer a Coke syrup but I am team Diet Coke for life so there is no way I am going to try this.

The handling of the Soda Stream is very easy. You take your bottle and fill it with tap water and then put it into the Soda Stream. There is a button on top and you can press it as often as you like. It gets more and more carbonated with each push. We do around 4 to 6 but we like it sparkly.

I am not drinking much alcohol in the Summer. It is just too hot and I don´t need to add anything that makes me sweat. Also with being pregnant and breastfeeding there was no room for alcohol as well so I tried to pimp my sparkly lemonade with little cocktail umbrellas, slices of citrus fruits, colorful straws and fancy glasses. Gotta tell you it is a total mood booster to hold a fancy drink in my hand.

It also helps to prevent plastic garbage cause you won´t by nearly as much beverages as you have before. Definitely a plus to help keeping the environment cleaner.

Are you a fan of sparkly drinks ? Have you ever heard of Soda Stream?

Lifestyle, Motherhood

What I put in our Nurse´s baskets…

06/17/2022 Keine Kommentare

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FYI: I prepared this blog post before our baby girl arrived so there would still be fresh content on the blog while I am taking a break from blogging. That’s why you’ll still see me pregnant or referencing my pregnancy in some upcoming blog posts!

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Putting the nurses basket together was really fun. I love making gift baskets and also enjoyed it this time (I have actually also made a huge basket to take with me when I went to hospital with Emilia but I have never gotten around to share it and after a few months I didn´t even find the photos anymore but I loved how the nurses loved the surprise and little things I got for them). The day I finished the basket actually was the day I went into labour. Maybe it was because this was the last thing to finish and after that I was mentally ready for her to be here.

So this time it definitely didn´t do anyhting for me other than feeling very accomplished. I made two baskets this time around cause the labour and delivery ward is another than the postpartum station and there are wonderful people in both areas that care for you and the baby.

I got lots of little but „practical“ things for the baskets. And before you get to me this is not meant to be that everybody gets a piece of everything. It is the idea of taking some little things that you might want/need at that moment like a sweet treat, some gum, a hair tie or even just a pen.

What I put into the nurses baskets

– lip blam

– hand cream

– gum

– giotto

– notepad

– pencils

– hair accessories

– trail mix

These are just some things you could get but there are a thousands more like little coffee cans, gift cards, hand sanitizers and many many more. I think you get where I am going to.

Do you like the idea of giving the hospital staff a little something for their efforts? I know that it is their work but it isn´t it nice to be valued as well??!!

Lifestyle

Get your Steps in – Fitbit Versa 2 Review…

06/14/2022 Keine Kommentare

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FYI: I prepared this blog post before our baby girl arrived so there would still be fresh content on the blog while I am taking a break from blogging. That’s why you’ll still see me pregnant or referencing my pregnancy in some upcoming blog posts!

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Staying active during my pregnancy has been on top of the list the second time around cause I had a hard first birth and heard and read that excercise and staying active can help tremendous with labor and delivery so I wanted to give it a try. I definitely didn´t reach my goal but I can say that I was way more active this time – maybe also because I have a very busy toddler home with me all day. Plus I had a very short labor and smooth delivery.

So for Christmas I wished for a fitness tracker and I got the FitBit Versa in rosegold. It is so much more than that but first things first.

I mainly use it as a step counter and a watch but there are many other features you can use. It can be synced with your Spotify account and you can also pay with it. You can track your heart rate, your work outs, your food and for example blood sugar and calories. It can totally be personalized to your needs and wants. There are also thousands of different screen savers available. Also if you want even more features you can subscribe to the premium version.

The premium version holds even more features like personal evaluations, sleep analysis and also about a 150 different work-outs for you to try. It is nine euros a months but you can use the 90 days free trial period to get used to it and decide if you want to keep it.

As far as the fashion choice goes, , if you don´t like the rubber band – it get´s pretty sweaty under there – you can easily get others to switch it out. Amazon and also etsy offer thousands of different pieces. I got a pack of 4 with elastics and also one made of leather.

DIY, House, Lifestyle

Emilia´s Arts and Craft Corner…

05/30/2022 Keine Kommentare

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Building this art corner has been one of the best ideas I had this year. We gifted Emilia the art easel and all the supply for her second birthday cause she loves to draw and it was a huge hit. We might have a little artist on our hands 🙂 but all jokes aside I think it is perfect for her age. She likes to draw all by herself or with one of us. It definitely keeps her occupied and happy.

I got most of the stuff from amazon as well as a local store but you can get many of the things like stickers and glitter glue or stamps at your local dollar store, I am sure about that.

The art cart itself is from Ikea and stuffed with great items to draw, color and do handikraft. I got lots of boxes and cups to keep it as neat as possible and so far it has worked great. The paper divider is from amazon and perfect to store the sticker sheets, construction and glitter paper as well as the little sheets of foam rubber. I am sure we are going to do lots of crafts with all these things.

As far as I can see there are hundreds of cute things you could add to your cart. You just need to decide which theme you want to follow and also what you or your little one enjoys.